Anantara appoint new managers

A luxury hotel brand has announced a brace of new appointments. Giles Selves will take the reins as general manager of Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Resort. He joins Anantara after 19 years with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, most recently as general manager at Keraton at the Plaza in Jakarta, Indonesia. Selves has followed the F&B route to hotel management, having started his career with Starwood in 1996 as a Head Waiter at the Sheraton Park Tower in London. Moving up through the ranks in F&B, his time with Starwood took him to The Westin Turnberry Resort in Scotland, saw him heading up Restaurant & Bar Development for Europe, Africa and the Middle East based in Starwood’s regional office in Brussels for five years from 2005, and then moving back into hotel operations as director of operations for the pre opening of The Romanos, A Luxury Collection Resort, as well as The Westin Costa Navarino Resort in Greece. He then made his first move to Asia in early 2011 as Hotel Manager at the St. Regis Bangkok, a hotel which is owned by Minor Hotel Group, Anantara’s parent company, before being promoted to his first general manager position in Jakarta in 2012. Sleves holds a BA in Business Administration as well as an MBA. An food and beverage and luxury specialist, Giles has held management positions in both city and resort properties plus has considerable corporate experience and brings a wealth of hospitality experience to his new role with Anantara in Phuket. On the island of Koh Samui, Lutz Mueller has been appointed as General Manager at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort. Having spent 22 years with Marriott International in Germany, India, Thailand and China, Lutz joins Anantara from his most recent position as General Manager at Wanda Vista Resort Xishuangbanna in southern China.